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AUGUST 2018, PAGES 40 VOL. 1, ISSUE. 7 DOING BIZ WITH EASE MICE and leisure tourism running parallely for profit KOREA Breaking the popular myth Publisher’s Note PUBLISHER & CEO Varun Malhotra [email protected] DIRECTOR Pranav Khullar [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT Shelly Chadha Dear Readers, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Operators Association of India (OTOAI) Gagneet Kaur Estimated to reach 48 million by 2020, shared his viewpoints about the upward the Indian outbound travel is forecasted ASST. EDITOR shift in the market of international MICE to cross the 10 million mark. Though Sayanti Halder travelling from India. Indians are expanding their travel maps and travelling beyond the conventional As an ‘overseas’ destination, South REPOTER countries, the business travellers’ Korea is easily accessible from the Shubhangi Bhatia segment continues to seek new major international cities. It meets the destinations with better facilities and AGM SALES & MARKETING (MUMBAI) business needs and leisure experiences avenues of incentivising their trips. along with a strategic advantage to Aarti Rajkhewa MICE planners in search of a compatible With regards to the same, we spoke location. MICEInsiders also takes you SR. MARKETING MANAGER with some of the leading National along to view unparalleled sceneries of Nidhi Hinduja Tourist Ofiice (NTOs) delivering the its homeward destination, Jharkhand best of MICE facilities to India and to travel beyond meetings and CONSULTANT aiming on a constant endeavor for conferences. Anindya Malhotra, Jitin Mann “Bleisure” market. Keeping the respective destinations’ strengths in I thank you all again for your kind ART DIRECTOR mind, we asked the NTOs about their support. We value your feedback and Rakesh Kumar further developments in this segment of suggestions so please do write to us at tourism to decode the outbound MICE [email protected]. ACCOUNTS segment of travellers of the burgeoning Chandan Kumar Jha, Swati Jauhari travel market. Happy Reading! ADMIN HEAD With its rich and regal history, R Prem Lata Hyderabad is quite remarkable as a bonus for business and corporate Varun Malhotra ASST. MANAGER ADMIN. travellers. Thus in our ‘Spotlight’ Dilip Kaur section, we spoke to some of the leading Publisher & CEO names of the industry in this city. For EXECUTIVE-CIRCULATION ‘Guest Column’, Mahendra Vakharia, Hari Puri, Sameer Singh Managing Director, Pathfinders Holidays and President of Outbound Tour Editorial & Marketing Office: Versatile Media: 207, Satya Mansion, Commercial Complex, Ranjeet Nagar, New Delhi-110008 Contact: 011 - 45530380/83 • [email protected] All information in MiceInsiders is derived from sources we consider reliable. It is passed on to our readers without any responsibility on our part. Opinions/views expressed by third parties in abstract or interviews are not necessarily shared by us. Material appearing in the magazine cannot be reproduced in whole or in part(s) without prior permission. The publisher reserves the right to refuse, withdraw or otherwise deal with all advertisements without explanation. All advertisements must comply with the Indian Advertisement Code. The publisher will not be liable for any loss caused by any delay in publication, error or failure of advertisement to appear. Owned and published by: Varun Malhotra, Editor & Publisher, EB-63, Maya Enclave, Hari Nagar, New Delhi - 110064 and printed on his behalf at Acme Tradex India Pvt. Ltd. ( Unit : Printing press) B - 70, Sector - 80, Noida - 201305 CONTENT WHAT’S TRENDING Page No. 10 DOING BIZ WITH EASE MICE and leisure tourism running parallely for profit The rise of a new entrant of idea where travellers mix their business trips with leisure time is allowing workers to save money and transform what can be an inconvenient trip away into a pleasurable stay. Trending the drift, the overseas destinations are not retarding in tapping this very appeal to draw more corporates from India. We speak to some of the leading names of outbound tourism for India market, as they bring out the best of both the worlds of ‘Bleisure’ GUEST COLUMN 22 THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF OUTBOUND MICE Mahendra Vakharia, Managing Director, Pathfinders Holidays and President of Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI) shares his viewpoint OVERSEAS about the upward shifting of outbound travelling 20 KOREA: Breaking the popular myth SPOLTLIGHT Easily accessible from the major international cities, Korea is a destination designed to meet the business needs and leisure experiences along with a 26 CITY OF PEARLS strategic advantage to MICE planners in search of a compatible location OUTSHINING OTHER MICE DESTINATIONS The meaning of business meetings in India has evolved immensely during HOTEL FEATURE the past few years with the advent of business tourism in Hyderabad. With the finest infrastructure, matchless connectivity and vast capacity for 34 CLARKS EXOTICA CONVENTION RESORT AND SPA organisation gatherings of any size, the ‘City of Nawabs’ advances to rule the EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENT YET THE BEST country as its new MICE capital HOMEWARD REGULAR NEWS 30 JHARKHAND: A Joyful Journey 6 ........................................................................................................................ Inbound 8 .............................................................................................................................Trade Jharkhand, famously known as ‘The Land of Forests’ is an ultimate destination for nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts. This East Indian 32 ..................................................................................................................Outbound nature-rich state is blessed with unparalleled sceneries and a vast 33 ............................................................................................................... Hospitality nature’s bounty, making an ideal holiday destination for people looking for 24 ..................................................................................................................... Aviation a rendezvous with nature 38 .........................................................................................................Appointments 4 AUGUST 2018 News INBOUND Ministry to develop Marine Drive as a India aiming at five water-sports hub mn cruise tourists In order to attract tourists, water sports activities are by 2040 being planned around the Marine Drive area. Events like Ferrari Formula 1 and Grand Prix are also on Speaking after laying the foundation for the the anvil. Mandwa is to be developed as a wellness construction of the second international cruise destination with facilities for activities such as Yoga terminal at Kochi Wharf, KJ Alphons, Minister and Meditation. Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Shipping, of State for Tourism (I/C), Government of India Road Transport & Highways, Water Resources, River said that India has got vast potential to emerge Development & Ganga Rejuvenation recently chaired as a preferred cruise tourism destination if right an interactive session of various stakeholders of the infrastructure is put in place. He added that the travel and tourism trade in Mumbai, to formulate an held detailed deliberations with representatives government is committed to strengthen the port action plan for realising the full potential of cruise from the tourism and travel industry. The action infrastructure to attract targeted five million cruise tourism in the country. Union Minister of State plan that has emerged from these deliberations tourists by 2040. The Tourism Ministry has already for Tourism, KJ Alphons was also present at the focuses on developing identified sites as attractive sanctioned projects worth INR 53 cr for the Cochin session. Officials of Mumbai Port Trust, Maharashtra tourist destinations and generating awareness about Port, the Minister informed. Each year, over 10,000 Tourism Development Corporation (MDTC) and them both within the country and abroad; ensuring high-end guests, mostly from developed countries, Tourism Department of Maharashtra Government cleanliness and operational efficiency. arrive in Kochi in over 40 cruise ships. Uttarakhand to organise two Mini Investors’ Conclaves for tourism Uttarakhand government in the for adventure tourism activities run-up to the mega Destination like skiing and heli-skiing in the Uttarakhand: Investors Summit Himalayas and to develop the 2018 scheduled in Dehradun on destination into a hub for winter October 4 and 5, 2018 will organise sports activities. The government sector-specific Mini Investors will ask the French government Conclaves in different parts of the support to extend the ropeway at state in August. Out of the four Auli to Gorson so that the visitors Mini Conclaves, two conclaves can get the panoramic view of the The first Rajasthan Domestic specific to tourism sector will be Himalayas. Uttarakhand Tourism held in Tehri and Nainital on August has also finalised the schedule for Travel Mart witnessed over five 7 and August 10 respectively. domestic roadshows to promote thousand meetings While the Tehri conclave will the state in the domestic market. discuss tourism and wellness, the These roadshows will be held in A total of 4,982 meetings were fixed in advance and more were Nainital Conclave will deliberate Bengaluru (August 22), Hyderabad conducted at the recently-concluded Rajasthan Domestic Travel on investment opportunities in (August 23), Ahmedabad (August Mart in Jaipur. The chief guest of the ceremony was Suman film